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Died. Vincent Sardi Sr., 83, the stage-struck Italian immigrant who in 1921 founded Sardi's Restaurant, Broadway's celebrated theatrical rendezvous; of pulmonary thrombosis; in Saranac Lake, N.Y. A warmhearted and generous friend of everyone theatrical, Sardi played host to all the stars-Garbo, the Barrymores, Katharine Cornell-and made certain that they dined undisturbed by autograph seekers; the young hopefuls lived on Sardi's credit; plays were conceived and cast at the crowded tables; and on opening night, Sardi's was where everyone anxiously awaited the critics' reviews. As Dennis King once...
...from Sardi's. In Washington. But not in New York City, where there are 41 times as many Jews (1,800,000) as there are in Tel Aviv. Within 20 hours, city hall operators logged 1,677 calls, all but 19 demanding that Mayor John Lindsay call off a scheduled dinner for the King. Candidates in this week's primary elections quickly denounced the hawk-beaked desert monarch. Nearly every major Jewish organization pronounced itself outraged. Protested Dore Schary, national chairman of the B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation League: "We believe it unseemly...
Lindsay-who had won major support from Jewish voters in November -retreated to Sardi's, where he put in a post-midnight SOS call to Dean Rusk. Lindsay suggested that Feisal could "clarify" his remarks, or stay away from the dinner with a diplomatic illness, or, all else failing, agree to a mutual cancellation. The King was not interested. Next morning, the day on which Feisal was to be feted in New York, Lindsay canceled the affair, which, by some stroke of wit or innocence, was to have been held in the Blumenthal Patio of the Metropolitan Museum...
...Scala Artistic Director Francesco Siciliani: "If he could do so much with Gershwin, imagine how he will make Puccini sound!" Yet for all the accolades, Lewis says he felt he had really arrived when, after opening night, he visited the elegant Biffi Scala, which is to Milano operagoers what Sardi's is to Broadway theater. At his appearance, the chef marched out of the kitchen, cried "Bravissimo, maestro!" and pointed to the latest addition to the menu-a beef fillet smothered in a sauce made of mustard, cognac, sour cream and a heavy dose of pepper. Its name: bistecca...
Died. Jacob J. Shubert, 86, last of the three boys from Syracuse who founded Broadway's theatrical empire; of a stroke; in his Manhattan penthouse atop Sardi's 44th Street restaurant. In the partnership, Older Brother Sam was the producer and Middle Brother Lee the businessman; "J.J." touched both sides of the business, playing backer to Florenz Ziegfeld, producing more than 500 shows, and sending Eddie Cantor, Al Jolson, Marilyn Miller and Bert Lahr on their way to stardom. Until 1956, when the U.S. Government settled an antitrust suit, the Shuberts controlled half of all U.S. legitimate theaters...